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Vistnet.com - DDoS Protection Solutionsen-usThu, 22 Feb 2018 05:04:32 GMTThu, 22 Feb 2018 05:04:32 GMThttp://www.vistnet.compaul@impletec.compaul@impletec.comA New Internet of Things Botnet Originated on Grand Theft Auto Servershttps://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmwzbx/grand-theft-auto-internet-of-things-botnet
Attackers said - Gods wrath will be employed against the IP that you provide us. The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas online community has become the breeding ground for a new botnet made of Internet of Things devices. The botnet can allegedly launch a 300gbps Distributed Denial ofFridge Attack - Hackers Use it to Mine Bitcoin!http://seczine.com/technology/2018/02/fridge-attack-hackers-use-it-to-mine-bitcoin/
It is 2018 folks, where everything has to be high-tech and the internet of things grows by the day. And where there is IoT, there is malware. Cyber criminals can use your smart home appliances and turn them into craptocurrency miners. First world problems, am I right? Cybersecurity expert Dutch tax office, banks hit by hack attackhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/dutch-tax-office-banks-hit-by-hack-attack
The national tax office in the Netherlands says its website briefly went offline because of a DDoS cyber attack, after the countrys largest banks were targeted. ABN Amro and ING on Monday said they were both targeted by hackers, temporarily disrupting online and mobile banking Governments should use buying, regulatory power to fight botnets: Experthttps://www.itworldcanada.com/article/governments-should-use-buying-regulatory-power-to-fight-botnets-expert/400661
Draft U.S. government recommendations on ways to reduce the threat of automated botnets launching denial of service attacks and spreading malware are too weak, says a cyber security expert.
The report from the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce issued last week, definitely Security Concerns to Trigger Demand for Deception Technologyhttps://tmrresearchblog.com/security-concerns-trigger-demand-deception-technology/
Alarming rise in security concerns has impelled security agencies to opt for advanced technologies, thus triggering the demand for deception technology, states TMR Research in a research report. The report has been titled, Deception Technology Market â€“ Global Industry UK businesses fear DDoS attacks hijacking their deviceshttps://www.itproportal.com/news/uk-businesses-fear-ddos-attacks-hijacking-their-devices/
A new report from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) found that many businesses are becoming increasingly concerned with the current international security landscape, with system compromises seen as the biggest threat, following by ransomware and financial data One of Exmo lead analysts, a blockchain expert named Pavel Lerner, was kidnapped on 26 December.http://en.brinkwire.com/57047/exmo-hack-uk-bitcoin-exchange-hit-with-ddos-attack-days-after-lead-analyst-was-kidnapped/
A UK-based Bitcoin exchange called Exmo was hit by hackers with what appears to be a targeted DDoS attack on 28 December (Thursday). The hack, which Exmo confirmed in a post on Twitter, briefly shut down the exchanges site. EXMO is under the DDoS attack. The site will be availableRecognizing the Most Common DDoS Attack Vectors in an IT Systemhttp://www.eweek.com/security/recognizing-the-most-common-ddos-attack-vectors-in-an-it-system
In 2018, we can expect that these attacks are only going to become more frequent and intense. Operations security (OPSEC) specialists in the know are putting this type of breach at or near the top of their priority lists. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are not anything 2017 Security Predictions through the Rear Windowhttps://www.darkreading.com/mobile/2017-security-predictions-through-the-rear-window/a/d-id/1330655
It is no secret that I have long held a dim view of the security predictions that invariably bombard our feeds and social media accounts every December. In years past, I made a point to write up an article using a list of predictions from a blog post 10 years earlier. The catch here Looking into the crystal ballhttps://securityboulevard.com/2017/12/looking-into-the-crystal-ball/
In 2017, some of the worst data incidents of recent years have occurred. Whether Equifax, Uber or Maersk, organizations have had to admit, sometimes too late, that their customers personal data have been stolen. To some extent, companies tactics to cover up the incidents have seemed Gaming companies outsmart DDoS attack with new software security solutionshttps://venturebeat.com/2017/12/10/gaming-companies-outsmart-ddos-attack-with-new-software-security-solutions/
New releases in the online gaming industry are highly anticipated events. Millions of gamers anxiously waiting to leap onto a shiny new game service is an irresistible target for hackersâ€”with bragging rights being the prize. But for the gaming companies, suffering a DDoS attack is aAI, Machine Learning to Be Used by Hackers in 2018: Symantechttps://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/ai-machine-learning-to-be-used-by-hackers-in-2018-symantec-1784930
Cybercriminals will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to explore victim networks in 2018, global cyber-security leader Symantec said on Thursday. Furthermore, the Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be hijacked and used in Distributed Denial of Service What is a botnet? And why they are not going away anytime soonhttps://www.csoonline.com/article/3240364/hacking/what-is-a-botnet-and-why-they-arent-going-away-anytime-soon.html
Botnets act as a force multiplier for individual attackers, cyber-criminal groups, and nation-states looking to disrupt or break into their targets systems. By definition, they are a collection of any type of internet-connected device that an attacker has compromised. Commonly Internet-paralyzing Mirai botnet comes roaring back with new strainhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/internet-paralyzing-mirai-botnet-comes-roaring-back-with-new-strain/
Mirai, the Internet-of-things malware that turns cameras, routers, and other household devices into potent distributed denial-of-service platforms, may be lying low, but it is certainly not dead. Last week, researchers identified a new outbreak that infected almost 100,000 devices in aIt is Black Friday for hackers too as online buying frenzy startshttps://teiss.co.uk/news/black-friday-hackers-frenzy/
Black Friday is nigh, and with millions of credit card-wielding shoppers ready to pounce on arguably the best deals of the year, the shopping fest may turn out to be a bonanza for malicious hackers too. Hackers have used Black Friday fests to defraud and rob millions of buyers over theDDoS attacks have doubled in six months, up 91% on first quarterhttps://www.scmagazineuk.com/ddos-attacks-have-doubled-in-six-months-up-91-on-first-quarter/article/709147/
Businesses are being hammered by an average of eight DDoS attack attempts per day, an increase of 35 percent compared to Q2 2017, and a massive 91 percent increase over Q1 2017, according to new figures. The huge increase in volume is partly due to the prevalence of DDoS services online,What threats are we faced with?http://www.herald.co.zw/infosecurity-what-threats-are-we-faced-with/
Arresting cybercrime is becoming more and more cumbersome due to the ubiquitous nature of commission of these offences. Modern technologies and ever-evolving ways to circumvent security measures are not helping issues. We are faced with a grotesque amount of threats as we utilise Study: Organizations suffer critical and costly IT incidents five times a monthhttps://www.scmagazine.com/study-organizations-suffer-critical-and-costly-it-incidents-five-times-a-month/article/707517/
On average, organizations experience a critical IT incident five times per month, with each one costing a mean of USD 141,628, according to a new report, based on a study conducted by research firm Quocirca on behalf of big-data company Splunk. Of this total amount, IT department costs Giant Wall Of Lava Lamps Helps To Protect 10% Of Internet Traffic (Seriously)https://nerdist.com/wall-of-lava-lamps-protect-internet-traffic/
The lava lamp usually gets a bum rap as some kind of lowbrow psychedelic entertainment system for people who are too strung out to enjoy any stimulation of real substance. But the lazy loafing sources of light and blobs (endless blobs!) are most definitely a lot more than a way to keep Philippine government starts tracking down North Korean cyber-hackershttp://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/philippine-government-starts-tracking-down-north-korean-cyber-hackers-1.2118823
The Philippine government is tracking down North Korean hackers who were identified to have attacked a government-run cyber-security agency, a senior official said, prompting observers to assess that computer systems nationwide are vulnerable to attacks. The Department of Science and